2023 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You
General Education is the #39 most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for general education students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Great Lakes Region . UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Calvin University is a great place for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids, Calvin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for general education students working on their master’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valparaiso University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Carthage College ranked #6 on this year’s Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Carthage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha.
Elmhurst University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general education programs. Elmhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elmhurst.
Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.
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Bluffton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Bluffton, Bluffton is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 700 |
| Ohio | 706 |
| Illinois | 453 |
| Indiana | 502 |
| Wisconsin | 515 |
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General Education Related Rankings by Major
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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